wicket-keepingn.
/ˈwɪkɪtˌkiːpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɪkᵻtˌkipɪŋ/ The occupation of a wicket-keeper (also attributive).
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wicket-keeping1826
keeping1868
1826 F. Reynolds Life & Times II. xiv. 170 No man could..surpass..Hammond in wicket keeping.
1833 Sporting Mag. 82 353/2 The wicket-keeping of Wenman.
1836 E. Jesse Angler's Rambles 297 One or two prided themselves on their wicket-keeping.
1851 F. Lillywhite Guide to Cricketers (ed. 4) 62 Box has..improved very much upon the wicket-keeping glove.
1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations II. viii. 131 It demanded..a constant attention, and a quickness of eye and hand, very like that exacted by wicket-keeping.
Derivatives
ˈwicket-keep v. [as a back-formation] (intransitive) to keep wicket.
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to keep wicket1773
keep1862
wicket-keep1891
1891 W. G. Grace Cricket v. 138 Lillywhite was bowling and I was wicket-keeping.
ˈwicket-keeping adj.
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wicket-keeping1955
1955 I. Peebles Ashes i. 13 Two wicket-keeping batsmen.
1976 Milton Keynes Express 25 June 49/5 In his nine games for the club so far this season the wicket keeping batsman has claimed 19 victims.
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